Abstract: Translational medicine research, as the bridge of basic medicine and clinical medicine, has become the foci of medicine and developed rapidly. To study the research hotspots and frontiers of translational medicine in recent 20 years, Web of Science data sources, bibliometrics methods and visualization techniques were used to study the translational medicine from the aspects of time and space and subjects, which could support the translational medicine research of China.

Key words: Translational Medicine, Research Hotspots, Research Trends, Bibliometric Analysis